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House Hansard - 179

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 18, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Apr/18/23 2:22:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, because of the galloping inflation the Prime Minister has caused, two-thirds of Canadians say they are cutting back on summer vacations, and one-quarter say they have cancelled their vacations altogether. However, they will still have to pay for someone else's vacation, $160,000 of taxpayer expenses for the Prime Minister to go down to a private villa, the luxurious villa of a super-rich Trudeau Foundation donor for which the nightly cost is as much as $9,000. How much did the Prime Minister pay for his accommodations at this luxurious villa?
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Apr/18/23 2:26:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is from a guy who took a $160,000 taxpayer-funded trip to a private villa, for which there is no security reason he could not pay for his own room. He took a $6,000-a-night vacation in London and two weeks in Costa Rica in the middle of the summer. He went surfing in Tofino on truth and reconciliation day at taxpayers' expense, and he got a guilty verdict for staying at billionaire island. The Prime Minister is out of touch, and Canadians are out of money. When will he stop with these vacations and start working for the people in this country?
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/18/23 2:28:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our families have been friends for 50 years. However, when it comes to friendships and for other vacations, we always consult the Office of the Ethics Commissioner to ensure that all the rules are followed. That is what Canadians expect, and that is what we do every time. It is important to follow the rules, and that is exactly what we did.
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Apr/18/23 2:33:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he could have paid for his own vacation. I guess the Prime Minister went on vacation so Canadians would not have to. As Canadians pay $2,200 a month for rent, the Prime Minister stays in lavish, $6,000-a-night hotel rooms. One in five Canadians is skipping meals, while the Prime Minister gets to charge $55,000 for groceries. Sixty-two per cent of Canadians have to scale back on vacations, while the Prime Minister charges Canadians to vacation on a huge Trudeau Foundation donor's estate. I just have a simple question: Which high-priced Liberal consultant gave this stupid advice, or was this another one of the Prime Minister's tone-deaf decisions?
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Context: House Hansard - 179 - Apr/18/23
Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle, CPC)
  • Apr/18/23 2:34:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, all we are saying is that he should pay for his own vacations and not stick taxpayers with the bill. While Canadians were experiencing the chaos that his mismanagement of the airport system caused, the Prime Minister got to skip the queues and jet down on yet another Caribbean vacation. The Prime Minister never has to pay for the terrible policies that his decisions make. Other Canadians have to pay for the higher cost of the fuel they put in their cars; he does not. He also does not have to pay for his own home heating fuel, and now we are finding out that he does not even pay for his own vacation. Treasury Board guidelines say that he should reimburse at least the commercial cost. Did he?
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